Genesis 28:10-22 [ficspam]
In preparation for
penllyne's Good Omens challenge: it's not the fic, just me procastinating and trying to put off writing pastiche a little warm-up exercise. Also a strengthening argument to why Gaiman and the Bible together are anathema to my mental health. *g*
Crowley/Aziraphale, G, 400 (unbeta'd) words. Taken from Genesis 28, KJV, which you can read here.
10 And Jacob went out from Beersheba, and went toward Haran.
11 And he lighted upon a certain place, and tarried there all
night, because the sun was set; and he took of the stones of
that place, and put them for his pillows, and lay down in that
place to sleep;
12 And he dreamed, and behold a ladder set up on the earth,
and the top of it reached to heaven: and behold the angels of
God ascending and descending on it;
13 And, behold, an angel of the LORD stood atop the ladder,
and lo, he was indignant with righteous fury; and behold, an
angel of the LORD stood at the bottom of the ladder, and lo,
he looked a right mess.
14 And the angel above spake unto the angel below, saying,
Honestly; what were you thinking, barging in here like nobody's
business;
15 And the angel below replied, saying, Look; I missed you, okay,
is that such a crime;
16 And the angel above looked put-upon, yea, and verily did he
frown; he said, Crowley, this is the realm of the LORD, you can't
just nip in for a spell;
17 And, behold, there was a mighty smell of brimstone and
sulphur, and the angel below looked verily disgruntled; he spake
to the angel above, saying, This is because I'm a demon, isn't
it; you have no problem hanging around with me on Earth but in
front of the big boss, oh no, I'm just not good enough, is that it;
18 And the angel above flapped his wings in agitation, and lo,
there was a mighty gust, and he spake hurriedly, with the speed
of the LORD, saying, Oh; come on, Crowley, it's not like that; and,
Verily, you know that I value your company; and, It's only a
mandatory employee debriefing, I'll be back down before you
know it;
19 And the angel below subsided, and lo, there was no more
brimstone and sulphur, and all was well in the eyes of the
LORD, and behold, he said, Well; all right, sorry about
following you into the realm of the LORD like that;
20 And the angel above looked contrite, yea, and he said, Don't
worry about it, dear; and the angel below smiled and said,
Goodbye for now, angel;
21 And behold, the two angels vanished in the darkness, and
verily did the ladder, yea;
22 And Jacob rubbed his eyes, rolled over on his rock, and verily,
went back to sleep.
penllyne's Good Omens challenge: it's not the fic, just me procastinating and trying to put off writing pastiche a little warm-up exercise. Also a strengthening argument to why Gaiman and the Bible together are anathema to my mental health. *g*
Crowley/Aziraphale, G, 400 (unbeta'd) words. Taken from Genesis 28, KJV, which you can read here.
10 And Jacob went out from Beersheba, and went toward Haran.
11 And he lighted upon a certain place, and tarried there all
night, because the sun was set; and he took of the stones of
that place, and put them for his pillows, and lay down in that
place to sleep;
12 And he dreamed, and behold a ladder set up on the earth,
and the top of it reached to heaven: and behold the angels of
God ascending and descending on it;
13 And, behold, an angel of the LORD stood atop the ladder,
and lo, he was indignant with righteous fury; and behold, an
angel of the LORD stood at the bottom of the ladder, and lo,
he looked a right mess.
14 And the angel above spake unto the angel below, saying,
Honestly; what were you thinking, barging in here like nobody's
business;
15 And the angel below replied, saying, Look; I missed you, okay,
is that such a crime;
16 And the angel above looked put-upon, yea, and verily did he
frown; he said, Crowley, this is the realm of the LORD, you can't
just nip in for a spell;
17 And, behold, there was a mighty smell of brimstone and
sulphur, and the angel below looked verily disgruntled; he spake
to the angel above, saying, This is because I'm a demon, isn't
it; you have no problem hanging around with me on Earth but in
front of the big boss, oh no, I'm just not good enough, is that it;
18 And the angel above flapped his wings in agitation, and lo,
there was a mighty gust, and he spake hurriedly, with the speed
of the LORD, saying, Oh; come on, Crowley, it's not like that; and,
Verily, you know that I value your company; and, It's only a
mandatory employee debriefing, I'll be back down before you
know it;
19 And the angel below subsided, and lo, there was no more
brimstone and sulphur, and all was well in the eyes of the
LORD, and behold, he said, Well; all right, sorry about
following you into the realm of the LORD like that;
20 And the angel above looked contrite, yea, and he said, Don't
worry about it, dear; and the angel below smiled and said,
Goodbye for now, angel;
21 And behold, the two angels vanished in the darkness, and
verily did the ladder, yea;
22 And Jacob rubbed his eyes, rolled over on his rock, and verily,
went back to sleep.